The move would mark a significant shift in India’s digital payments policy, six years after the government made UPI and RuPay debit card transactions free to drive digital adoption. The levy is expected to apply only to large merchants, those with annual turnover of Rs 1-1.5 crore or more while peer-to-peer transfers and payments to small merchants will remain free.

India may reintroduce merchant discount rates for large businesses on UPI transactions. This move aims to address the financial sustainability of digital payment providers. Small…

The government is mulling restoring MDR on UPI transactions for large merchants. This and more in todays ETtech Morning Dispatch.